Charles Chapman came free to the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)
Came to the Colony with his Grandparents. It was expected his parents would follow, unfortunately his mother passed away before he even stepped ashore.
Presumed to have been eaten by cannibals on an expedition to Papua
Sources
Digital copy of Original Birth Certificate.
Max Cartwright, Charles Henry Chapman: Visionary and Legend to Central Australia (Alice Springs, N.T: Flinders Press, The Flinders University of South Australia, 1997), page.1
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Charles by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Charles: